{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Daniel McCay | image = | caption = | office = Member of the Utah Senate | constituency = 11th district (2019–2023)<br>18th district (2023–present) | term_start = January 1, 2019 | term_end = | predecessor = Howard A. Stephenson | successor = | state_house1 = Utah | district1 = 41st | term_start1 = January 1, 2013 | term_end1 = December 31, 2018 | predecessor1 = Todd Kiser | successor1 = Mark Strong | state_house2 = Utah | district2 = 52nd | term_start2 = January 20, 2012 | term_end2 = January 1, 2013 | predecessor2 = Carl Wimmer | successor2 = John Knotwell | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | education = Grossmont College (attended)<br>Utah State University (BA, MA)<br>Willamette University (JD) }} '''Daniel McCay'''<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/135315 |title= Dan McCay's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= January 31, 2014}}</ref> is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah Senate representing District 18. Prior to redistricting he represented District 11. He was in the Utah House of Representatives representing District 41 from 2013 through 2018.<ref name="UL">{{cite web |url= http://le.utah.gov/house2/detail.jsp?i=MCCAYD |title= Daniel McCay (R) |publisher= Utah State Legislature |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |accessdate= January 31, 2014}}</ref> McCay was initially appointed by Republican Governor of Utah Gary Herbert to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Carl Wimmer.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.utah.gov/governor/news_media/article.html?article=6443 |title= Governor Appoints Dan McCay and Craig Frank to the Utah House of Representatives |author= Herbert, Gary |authorlink= Gary Herbert |publisher= Governor of Utah |date= January 20, 2012 |accessdate= January 31, 2014}}</ref>
==Political career== Redistricted to District 41, and with incumbent Republican Representative Todd Kiser leaving the Legislature and leaving the seat open, McCay was chosen from two candidates by the Republican convention and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 13,658 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/2012%20Canvass/2012%20General%20Canvass%20Report.xls |title= 2012 General Canvass Report |publisher= Lieutenant Governor of Utah |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |accessdate= January 31, 2014 |archive-date= March 4, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140304164434/http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/2012%20Canvass/2012%20General%20Canvass%20Report.xls |url-status= dead }}</ref>
McCay was unopposed for the June 24, 2014 Republican Primary and won the November 4, 2014 General election with 6,685 votes (70.5%) against Democratic nominee Colleen Bliss.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Utah_House_of_Representatives_District_41|title=2014 Election Results|last=|first=|date=|website=Ballotpedia|publisher=|access-date=April 11, 2016}}</ref>
In 2020, McCay sponsored a bill that bans abortions for any reason besides rape, incest, or the mother’s health that goes into effect automatically if ''Roe v. Wade'' is overturned.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Schott |first=Ryan |date=11 May 2022 |title=Gov. Cox says he opposes abortion restrictions beyond Utah’s trigger law |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2022/05/11/utah-gov-cox-says-he/ |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cortez |first=Marjorie |date=2022-06-04 |title=Poll: 46% of Utahns say abortion should only be legal in cases of rape, incest, threats to mothers’ health |url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2022/6/3/23152398/poll-utahns-say-abortion-only-legal-rape-incest-mothers-health |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}</ref>
McCay has sponsored legislation that bans transgender women in women sports<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Utah Legislature passes last-minute ban on transgender female athletes; Gov. says he'll veto |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/50361572/utah-legislature-passes-last-minute-ban-on-transgender-female-athletes-gov-says-hell-veto |website=www.ksl.com |language=en}}</ref> and restricts what kinds of public bathrooms that transgender individuals can use.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-26 |title=Utah Senate backtracks on revised transgender bathroom bill, sends it to the House |url=https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2024-01-25/utah-senate-backtracks-on-revised-transgender-bathroom-bill-sends-it-to-the-house |website=KUER |language=en}}</ref>
In 2024, McCay sponsored legislation to spend $1 billion on building a stadium in Salt Lake City for a potential NHL expansion team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Mayor Mendenhall calls $1B taxpayer-funded NHL proposal ‘truly transformative’ for Salt Lake |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/02/23/mayor-mendenhall-calls-1b-taxpayer/ |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Election history === {{Election box begin no change|title=2022 General election, Utah State Senate District 18}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Dan McCay|votes=23,873|percentage=66.4%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Catherine Voutaz|votes=10,246|percentage=28.5%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=United Utah Party|candidate=Jeff Nordfeld|votes=1,842|percentage=5.1%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=35,961|percentage=100%}}{{End}}{{Election box begin no change|title=2018 General election, Utah State Senate District 11}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Dan McCay|votes=27,995|percentage=67.7%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Christian Burridge|votes=13,327|percentage=32.3%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=41,322|percentage=100%}}{{End}}{{Election box begin no change|title=2012 General election, Utah House of Representatives District 41}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Dan McCay|votes=13658|percentage=100%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=|candidate=write-in|votes=191|percentage=1.38%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=13849|percentage=100%}}{{End}}{{Election box begin no change|title=2014 General election, Utah House of Representatives District 41}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Dan McCay|votes=6,685|percentage=70.5%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Colleen Bliss|votes=2,797|percentage=29.5%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=9,482|percentage=100%}}{{End}}{{Election box begin no change|title=2014 General election, Utah House of Representatives District 41}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Dan McCay|votes=6,685|percentage=70.5%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Colleen Bliss|votes=2,797|percentage=29.5%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=9,482|percentage=100%}}{{End}}
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dan McCay |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_McCay |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title=Election Results |url=https://www.saltlakecounty.gov/clerk/elections/election-results/ |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=www.saltlakecounty.gov |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== McCay lives in Riverton, Utah with his wife, Tawnee, and their six children.<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=http://www.danmccay.com/about |publisher=Dan McCay |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |accessdate=April 12, 2014 |archive-date=April 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417061552/http://www.danmccay.com/about |url-status=dead }}</ref> He received degrees at: Bachelors in Secondary Education, Utah State University; Masters in Instructional Design, Utah State University; J. D., Willamette University. McCay is currently an Attorney/Real Estate Portfolio Manager.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senator {{!}} Utah Senate |url=https://senate.utah.gov/sen/MCCAYD/ |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=senate.utah.gov}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 135315 | fec = | congress = }} *[http://ballotpedia.org/Dan_McCay Dan McCay] at Ballotpedia *[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=1411461 Dan McCay] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
{{Utah State Senators}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCay, Daniel}} Category:21st-century members of the Utah Legislature Category:Living people Category:People from Riverton, Utah Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Republican Party members of the Utah House of Representatives Category:Utah State University alumni Category:Willamette University College of Law alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people)